JCM -- Table of Contents (April 1 1996, 34 [4])

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Articles:

Most frequent scenario for recurrent Candida vaginitis is strain maintenance with "substrain shuffling": demonstration by sequential DNA fingerprinting with probes Ca3, C1, and CARE2
SR Lockhart, BD Reed, CL Pierson, and DR Soll
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 767-777;
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Immunomagnetic separation and solid-phase detection of Bordetella pertussis
M Stark, E Reizenstein, M Uhlen, and J Lundeberg
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 778-784;
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Diagnosis of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia by detection and identification of Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae by PCR and restriction enzyme analysis
G Bolske, JG Mattsson, CR Bascunana, K Bergstrom, H Wesonga, and KE Johansson
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 785-791;
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Development and application of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for specific detection of Salmonella enteritidis infections in chickens based on antibodies to SEF14 fimbrial antigen
CJ Thorns, MM Bell, MG Sojka, and RA Nicholas
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 792-797;
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Simultaneous rapid culture for four respiratory viruses in the same cell monolayer using a differential multicolored fluorescent confirmatory stain
BG Brumback and CD Wade
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 798-801;
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Human papillomavirus type 70 genome cloned from overlapping PCR products: complete nucleotide sequence and genomic organization
O Forslund and BG Hansson
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 802-809;
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Validation of nested Bordetella PCR in pertussis vaccine trial
E Reizenstein, L Lindberg, R Mollby, and HO Hallander
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 810-815;
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Quality control guidelines for National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards--recommended broth macrodilution testing of ketoconazole and itraconazole
JH Rex, MA Pfaller, M Lancaster, FC Odds, A Bolmstrom, and MG Rinaldi
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 816-817;
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HSP60 gene sequences as universal targets for microbial species identification: studies with coagulase-negative staphylococci
SH Goh, S Potter, JO Wood, SM Hemmingsen, RP Reynolds, and AW Chow
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 818-823;
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Retrospective survey of chronic Q fever in Japan by using PCR to detect Coxiella burnetii DNA in paraffin-embedded clinical samples
Y Yuasa, K Yoshiie, T Takasaki, H Yoshida, and H Oda
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 824-827;
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Recombinant antigen-based avidin-biotin microtiter enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for serodiagnosis of invasive amebiasis
BR Shenai, BL Komalam, AS Arvind, PR Krishnaswamy, and PV Rao
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 828-833;
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Diagnostic performance of amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test with cerebrospinal fluid, other nonrespiratory, and respiratory specimens
GE Pfyffer, P Kissling, EM Jahn, HM Welscher, M Salfinger, and R Weber
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 834-841;
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Fluconazole and amphotericin B antifungal susceptibility testing by National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards broth macrodilution method compared with E-test and semiautomated broth microdilution test
J van Eldere, L Joosten, V Verhaeghe, and I Surmont
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 842-847;
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Interlaboratory evaluation of Etest method for testing antifungal susceptibilities of pathogenic yeasts to five antifungal agents by using Casitone agar and solidified RPMI 1640 medium with 2% glucose
A Espinel-Ingroff, M Pfaller, ME Erwin, and RN Jones
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 848-852;
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Genetic relatedness within and between serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae from the United Kingdom: analysis of multilocus enzyme electrophoresis, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, and antimicrobial resistance patterns
LM Hall, RA Whiley, B Duke, RC George, and A Efstratiou
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 853-859;
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Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory specimens by strand displacement amplification of DNA
JA Down, MA O'Connell, MS Dey, AH Walters, DR Howard, MC Little, WE Keating, P Zwadyk, Jr, PD Haaland, DA McLaurin, 3rd, and G Cole
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 860-865;
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Rapid identification of mycobacterial species by PCR amplification of hypervariable 16S rRNA gene promoter region
P Dobner, K Feldmann, M Rifai, T Loscher, and H Rinder
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 866-869;
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Application of random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis to differentiate strains of Salmonella enteritidis
AW Lin, MA Usera, TJ Barrett, and RA Goldsby
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 870-876;
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Coinfection with human herpesvirus 6 variants A and B in lung tissue
RW Cone, ML Huang, RC Hackman, and L Corey
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 877-881;
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PCR for detection of Clostridium botulinum type C in avian and environmental samples
G Franciosa, L Fenicia, C Caldiani, and P Aureli
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 882-885;
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Accuracy of four commercial systems for identification of Burkholderia cepacia and other gram-negative nonfermenting bacilli recovered from patients with cystic fibrosis
DL Kiska, A Kerr, MC Jones, JA Caracciolo, B Eskridge, M Jordan, S Miller, D Hughes, N King, and PH Gilligan
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 886-891;
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DNA fingerprinting and serotyping of Campylobacter jejuni isolates from epidemic outbreaks
L Lind, E Sjogren, K Melby, and B Kaijser
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 892-896;
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Vitek system antimicrobial susceptibility testing of O1, O139, and non- O1 Vibrio cholerae
CV Sciortino, JA Johnson, and A Hamad
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 897-900;
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Accurate quantification of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA from all HCV genotypes by using branched-DNA technology
J Detmer, R Lagier, J Flynn, C Zayati, J Kolberg, M Collins, M Urdea, and R Sanchez- Pescador
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 901-907;
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Detection of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli
GA Jacoby and P Han
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 908-911;
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Molecular subtype distribution of Cryptococcus neoformans in four areas of the United States. Cryptococcal Disease Active Surveillance Group
ME Brandt, LC Hutwagner, LA Klug, WS Baughman, D Rimland, EA Graviss, RJ Hamill, C Thomas, PG Pappas, AL Reingold, and RW Pinner
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 912-917;
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Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by PCR amplification with pan- Mycobacterium primers and hybridization to an M. tuberculosis-specific probe
VJ Tevere, PL Hewitt, A Dare, P Hocknell, A Keen, JP Spadoro, and KK Young
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 918-923;
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Selective isolation of vancomycin-resistant enterococci
KG van Horn, CA Gedris, and KM Rodney
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 924-927;
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To culture or not to culture: fecal lactoferrin screening for inflammatory bacterial diarrhea
SW Choi, CH Park, TM Silva, EI Zaenker, and RL Guerrant
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 928-932;
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Assessment of genetic markers for species differentiation within the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
E Liebana, A Aranaz, B Francis, and D Cousins
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 933-938;
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Outbreak of meningitis in weaner pigs caused by unidentified asaccharolytic gram-negative bacterium
K Mohan, B Holmes, N Kock, and P Muvavarirwa
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 939-941;
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Identification of murine helicobacters by PCR and restriction enzyme analyses
LK Riley, CL Franklin, RR Hook, Jr, and C Besch-Williford
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 942-946;
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Diagnosis of disseminated microsporidian Encephalitozoon hellem infection by PCR-Southern analysis and successful treatment with albendazole and fumagillin
ES Didier, LB Rogers, AD Brush, S Wong, V Traina-Dorge, and D Bertucci
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 947-952;
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Sequencing emm-specific PCR products for routine and accurate typing of group A streptococci
B Beall, R Facklam, and T Thompson
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 953-958;
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Molecular epidemiology of Escherichia coli O157:H7 by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and comparison with that by bacteriophage typing
U Krause, FM Thomson-Carter, and TH Pennington
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 959-961;
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Variability in 3' end of 16S rRNA sequence of Mycobacterium ulcerans is related to geographic origin of isolates
F Portaels, PA Fonteyene, H de Beenhouwer, P de Rijk, A Guedenon, J Hayman, and MW Meyers
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 962-965;
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Characteristics of Bordetella hinzii strains isolated from a cystic fibrosis patient over a 3-year period
G Funke, T Hess, A von Graevenitz, and P Vandamme
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 966-969;
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Gender is not a factor in serum human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA levels in patients with viremia
CE Bush, RM Donovan, N Markowitz, D Baxa, P Kvale, and LD Saravolatz
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 970-972;
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Simplified testing for antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus
P Pagcharoenpol, A Burgess-Cassler, and W Schramm
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 973-974;
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Rapid antigen detection assay for identification of Burkholderia (Pseudomonas) pseudomallei infection
A Anuntagool, P Intachote, P Naigowit, and S Sirisinha
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 975-976;
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Indications of in vivo transfer of an epidemic R plasmid from Salmonella enteritidis to Escherichia coli of the normal human gut flora
E Balis, AC Vatopoulos, M Kanelopoulou, E Mainas, G Hatzoudis, V Kontogianni, H Malamou-Lada, S Kitsou-Kiriakopoulou, and V Kalapothaki
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 977-979;
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Host DNA can interfere with detection of Borrelia burgdorferi in skin biopsy specimens by PCR
FB Cogswell, CE Bantar, TG Hughes, Y Gu, and MT Philipp
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 980-982;
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Serum rotavirus neutralizing-antibody titers compared by plaque reduction and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay-based neutralization assays
RL Ward, AZ Kapikian, KM Goldberg, DR Knowlton, MW Watson, and R Rappaport
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 983-985;
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Sensitive PCR diagnosis of Infections by Enterocytozoon bieneusi (microsporidia) using primers based on the region coding for small- subunit rRNA
AJ da Silva, DA Schwartz, GS Visvesvara, H de Moura, SB Slemenda, and NJ Pieniazek
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 986-987;
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Rapid Immunoassay for detection of Escherichia coli O157 directly from stool specimens
CH Park, NM Vandel, and DL Hixon
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 988-990;
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Etiological agents of mycobacterioses in pet birds between 1986 and 1995
RK Hoop, EC Bottger, and GE Pfyffer
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 991-992;
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Vertebral osteomyelitis due to Staphylococcus lugdunensis
DR Murdoch, RJ Everts, ST Chambers, and IA Cowan
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 993-994;
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Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis infections in women by Amplicor PCR: comparison of diagnostic performance with urine and cervical specimens
R Pasternack, P Vuorinen, A Kuukankorpi, T Pitkajarvi, and A Miettinen
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 995-998;
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Performance characteristics of recombinant enzyme immunoassay to detect antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and HIV-2 and to measure early antibody responses in seroconverting patients
RA Galli, S Castriciano, M Fearon, C Major, KW Choi, J Mahony, and M Chernesky
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 999-1002;
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Identification of clinical isolates of non-Enterobacteriaceae gram- negative rods by computer-assisted gas-liquid chromatography
JA Kellogg, DA Bankert, TM Brenneman, MA Grove, SL Wetzel, and KS Young
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 1003-1006;
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Serotyping and esterase typing for analysis of Listeria monocytogenes populations recovered from foodstuffs and from human patients with listeriosis in Belgium
P Gilot, A Genicot, and P Andre
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 1007-1010;
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Catheter-associated fungemia due to Wangiella (Exophiala) dermatitidis
S Nachman, O Alpan, R Malowitz, and ED Spitzer
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 1011-1013;
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Molecular study of nosocomial nocardiosis outbreak involving heart transplant recipients
L Exmelin, B Malbruny, M Vergnaud, F Prosvost, P Boiron, and C Morel
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 1014-1016;
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Specimen contamination in mycobacteriology laboratory detected by pseudo-outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: analysis by routine epidemiology and confirmation by molecular technique
R Wurtz, P Demarais, W Trainor, J McAuley, F Kocka, L Mosher, and S Dietrich
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 1017-1019;
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Immunoglobulin A-specific serodiagnosis of acute human cytomegalovirus infection by using recombinant viral antigens
R Vornhagen, W Hinderer, HH Sonneborn, G Bein, L Matter, TH The, G Jahn, and B Plachter
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 1020-1023;
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Susceptibility testing of Propionibacterium acnes comparing agar dilution with E test
MA Smith, P Alperstein, K France, EM Vellozzi, and HD Isenberg
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 1024-1026;
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Atmospheric growth requirements for Alloiococcus species and related gram-positive cocci
PH Miller, RR Facklam, and JM Miller
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 1027-1028;
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Molecular analysis of isolates of Salmonella typhi obtained from patients with fatal and nonfatal typhoid fever
KL Thong, M Passey, A Clegg, BG Combs, RM Yassin, and T Pang
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 1029-1033;
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Identification of intermediately virulent Rhodococcus equi isolates from pigs
S Takai, N Fukunaga, S Ochiai, Y Imai, Y Sasaki, S Tsubaki, and T Sekizaki
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 1034-1037;
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Simple differentiation of Vibrio cholerae O139 from V. cholerae O1 and non-O1, non-O139 by modified CAMP test
M Lesmana, MJ Albert, D Subekti, E Richie, P Tjaniadi, SE Walz, and CI Lebron
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 1038-1040;
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Letters:

Diversity among Helicobacter pylori isolates
DE Taylor
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1996 34: 1041
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